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'Opt out' unworkable 22 Nov 2009 11:52 GMT
... governors, including RGA Chairman Haley Barbour of Mississippi, as well as Virginia Gov.-elect Robert F. ... costs for his state to cover higher Medicaid bills, and said other states faced similar ...
Mississippi Governor FY 2011 Executive Budget Recommendation 17 Nov 2009 14:53 GMT
... accordingly: * The most urgent need in Mississippi is to create more and better jobs. ... available funds continue to plummet. * Although Medicaid is an entitlement program, it is imperative ...
Miss. court ruling thwarts Rx reimbursement cut 17 Nov 2009 17:10 GMT
... Rx reimbursement cut ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The Mississippi State Supreme Court has upheld a lower ... implementing a policy that would have slashed Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement for certain generic drugs. The ...
CDC: U.S. Adult Smoking Rates Remain Stalled 16 Nov 2009 13:52 GMT
... 10.1 percent and 10.6 percent, respectively, in Mississippi and . This finding correlates with household ... smoking rates among low-income adults enrolled in Medicaid programs are much higher than the general ...
Coffin nails: State smoking worst 19 Nov 2009 05:20 GMT
... to 10.1 and 10.6 percent, respectively, in Mississippi and West Virginia." An average of 443,000 ... Smoking rates among low-income adults enrolled in Medicaid programs are much higher than the general ...

Cochran, Wicker want a closer look at healthcare reform costs 17 Nov 2009 17:11 GMT
... WASHINGTON, DC (WLOX) - Mississippi Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker are ... the at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for analysis before the legislation ...
Brad's Blog: Barbour's 'britches' and the D.C. Beltway 17 Nov 2009 15:11 GMT
... Barbour still has work to do in Mississippi. He just unveiled his budget proposal for ... he’s not focused on the budget, on Medicaid, on Mississippi’s troops, or on our Katrina ...
Miss. reacts to drastic budget proposal 20 Nov 2009 12:16 GMT
... With his sights set on invigorating Mississippi's anemic economy, Gov. Haley Barbour unveiled his ... state's mental health programs and cuts to Medicaid. It would combine some state agencies and ...
AP News in Brief 19 Nov 2009 23:51 GMT
... He added that a plan to expand Medicaid, the state-federal program for the poor, was ... work on a 76-mile channel called the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet "destroyed the family life we ...
Mercy Health Plans Receives Five Star Excellent Rating 17 Nov 2009 00:10 GMT
... Rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The rating is based on information ... a seven-state area including Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Copyright © 2008, ...

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Barbour weighs in on health care reform 20 Nov 2009 00:18 GMT
... state leaders are already weighing in, including Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour. They say the bill ... that I have to pay for expanding medicaid then that's gonna be a tax increase ...
WV WORST LIST: Smoking Rate Highest In Mountain State 20 Nov 2009 05:54 GMT
... to 10.1 and 10.6 percent, respectively, in Mississippi and West Virginia." About a half-million Americans ... Smoking rates among low-income adults enrolled in Medicaid programs are much higher than the general ...
SD behind neighbors in finances 18 Nov 2009 07:32 GMT
... 21, Georgia 21, Kentucky 21, Washington 20, Mississippi 20, Maine 20 and New York 20. ... $150 million to $200 million ahead, with Medicaid costs rising by an estimated $40 million ...
South Dakota's financial picture mixed 18 Nov 2009 13:31 GMT
... 21; Georgia, 21; Kentucky, 21; Washington, 20; Mississippi, 20; Maine, 20; and New York, 20. ... $150 million to $200 million ahead, with Medicaid costs rising by an estimated $40 million ...
Does US need a second stimulus to create jobs? 18 Nov 2009 22:11 GMT
... to repair dikes and levees on the Mississippi River, and employed workers who are installing ... of the state aid goes to support Medicaid). • Only $14.4 billion has been paid ...
Editorial: Consider greater good on health care reform 16 Nov 2009 20:33 GMT
... daily to our inbox by readers. It's a letter to the editor from a Mississippi doctor who is outraged by a Medicaid patient who shows up in the emergency room. The letter's details vary a bit ...
Consider greater good on health care reform 16 Nov 2009 20:51 GMT
... daily to our inbox by readers. It's a letter to the editor from a Mississippi doctor who is outraged by a Medicaid patient who shows up in the emergency room. The letter's details vary a bit ...
Republican governors optimistic 19 Nov 2009 16:51 GMT
... had suffered drubbings in 2006 and 2008. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, RGA chairman, noted that, ... due largely to an expansion of the Medicaid program that is funded jointly by federal ...
GOP governors: 'We are leading the comeback' 19 Nov 2009 17:41 GMT
... had suffered drubbings in 2006 and 2008. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, RGA chairman, noted that, ... due largely to an expansion of the Medicaid program that is funded jointly by federal ...
Optimism marks start of GOP governors meeting 19 Nov 2009 19:51 GMT
... had suffered drubbings in 2006 and 2008. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, RGA chairman, noted that, ... health care bills significantly expand access to Medicaid, which will require states to pick up ...

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Consider the greater good on health care reform 17 Nov 2009 15:30 GMT
... daily to our inbox by readers. It's a letter to the editor from a Mississippi doctor who is outraged by a Medicaid patient who shows up in the emergency room. The letter's details vary a bit ...
Doc Rejects Idea That Health Spending Is Excessive 17 Nov 2009 23:31 GMT
... failure is that medicine is bad in Mississippi and the South Bronx," Cooper adds in ... A Temple spokeswoman says they treat more Medicaid patients than any other hospital in the ...
Miss. high court: Medicaid erred on pharmacy rule 13 Nov 2009 06:14 GMT
... Miss. high court: Medicaid erred on pharmacy rule Mississippi Medicaid officials should have asked the Legislature for approval before tinkering with a law ...
Court: Medicaid change needed OK 14 Nov 2009 06:50 GMT
... JACKSON, Miss. -- State Medicaid officials should have asked the Legislature for ... the fiscal year that ended June 30, Mississippi spent $328 million on its Medicaid pharmacy ...
Rural thoughts on improving the health care system; plus other state news 13 Nov 2009 18:12 GMT
... saving of $2.1 million, officials said" (Shields, 11/13). , in a separate story: The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Mississippi Medicaid officials should have sought approval before "tinkering with a law that would change reimbursements ...